Packet $18.00
Filing Fee: $400.00
CHILD NAME CHANGE
THIS PACKET CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FORMS:
- CIVIL COVER SHEET
- PERSONAL INFORMATION SHEET
- DISCLOSURE FROM A NON-LAWYER
- NOTICE OF LIMITED SERVICES PROVIDED
- NOTICE OF RELATED CASES
- PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME (CHILD)
- SUMMONS
- CONSENT FOR CHANGE OF NAME (CHILD)
- EMAIL SERVICE ADDRESS (REQUIRED-CHOOSE ONE)
o DESIGNATION OF EMAIL ADDRESS (REQUIRED)
o REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED FROM E-MAIL SERVICE - FDLE INFORMATION- (ADULT PETITIONER’S MUST PROVIDE BACKGROUND CHECK)
OUR ORI NUMBER IS FL923820Z (FL NINE TWO THREE EIGHT TWO ZERO Z) - BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS REPORT OF LEGAL NAME CHANGE FORM (REQUIRED)
YOU MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
- A COPY OF YOUR FLORIDA DRIVER’S LICENSE (You must be a Jackson County resident to
file for a name change in this county.) - BACKGROUND CHECK RESULTS OF ADULT PETITIONER’S ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR
CHILD.
* COMPLETE BUT DO NOT SIGN THESE FORMS UNLESS IN THE PRESENCE OF A NOTARY PUBLIC.* We can notarize your signature in the Circuit Civil/Family Law Department.
When all forms have been COMPLETED, please return them to the Circuit Civil/Family Law Department of the Jackson County Clerk of Court, along with your filing fee of $400.00. Your case will be forwarded to the Family
Court Specialist for review. You may check back with a Deputy Clerk in 2 to 3 weeks for the status of your case.
It is your responsibility to call the Circuit Civil/Family Law Department (850) 482-9552 to find out the status of your case. When the file is procedurally correct, a final hearing will be scheduled.